Now playing: Watch this: HTC One V 3:09 NEW ORLEANS–In addition to the Droid Incredible 4G LTE that HTC just announced at CTIA, the phone maker will also show off its HTC One V, an Android smartphone first introduced at Mobile World Congress. Although the One V is the most entry-level of the HTC One …

Now playing: Watch this: AT&T Digital Life protects your home, turns on lights 2:58 NEW ORLEANS–AT&T is proposing some serious branching out with its new services for securing your home, and managing its appliances remotely from your smartphone or tablet. At CTIA 2012, AT&T showed off its concept with a demo house equipped in the Big Easy’s lovely Garden District. …

CNET is headed to New Orleans next week, home to CTIA 2012, the annual springtime congregation of cell phone makers, wireless carriers, and all manner of players in the cell phone industry. This year, two factors signal change. First, the show is later in the calendar than ever before, presumably moved back to give phone manufacturers and others time to …

Samsung today announced the highly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III at a major press event in London. The quad-core, high-definition, Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone will be Samsung’s most advanced Android handset yet, and will challenge the iPhone and the well-received HTC One X Android smartphone in the coming months. The Galaxy S III will sell in Europe in May, followed by …

While Sprint and T-Mobile are struggling to launch their 4G LTE networks, Verizon apparently has enough LTE to power your devices at home. Starting Thursday, Verizon’s HomeFusion Broadband service will bring LTE-powered Internet access nationwide. The service, which originally launched in March in six markets, feeds Internet to connected devices in the domicile, ranging from computers to gaming consoles. Verizon’s …

I don’t mean to be a hater, but if the National Geographic Talk Abroad Lite weren’t attached to the Talk Abroad international cell phone SIM card, I’d have to wind caution tape all around my review. So why wouldn’t you run from this handset, given my less-than-glowing recommendation? Its two saving graces are the travel plan that gives you a …

Windows Phone OS may not have the market share or the apps, but one thing I will say is that Microsoft is finally going after developers with more vigor. This time it’s to the tune of a developer summit on June 21 and 22. Microsoft is serious about closing the gap separating its Windows Phone application Marketplace from Android’s Google …

You can always count on T-Mobile for wallet-friendly options. Its latest is the T-Mobile Prism, an entry-level Android smartphone that costs just $19.99 with a two-year contract (after a $50 mail-in rebate). If you’re contract-shy, you’ll also be able to buy it without a bi-yearly commitment, for $149.99. The 3G Prism runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features a 3.5-inch …

When it comes to picking out a smartphone that’ll cost you less than $100, there’s plenty of good news to go around. Constant sales on older-model phones mean that carriers are giving away great handsets in exchange for your two-year contract commitment. Thanks to pitched smartphone and carrier competition, more excellent handsets launch at less than $100, too, and I’m …

Today, CNET and other U.S. mobile reviewers got a chance to gush over AT&T’s HTC One X superphone powerhouse. It boasts a stunning 4.7-inch display, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and 4G LTE muscle. But the spec that’s tripping up many is the processor: a dual-core Qualcomm chip in the U.S. instead of a quad-core Nvidia chip abroad. On the …